D17 - Carbohydrate Awareness vs Carbohydrate Counting When Using Insulin Delivery Technology

Sunday, August 10, 2025

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM MT

CE/CME Hours: .75 CE

Pharmacology Hours: 0.0 CE

Primary Presenter(s)

Becky Sulik, RDN, CDCES, LD (she/her/hers)

Director of Education
Rocky Mountain Diabetes Center
Idaho Falls, Idaho

Disclosure(s): DiabetesSisters: Consultant / Advisory Board (Ongoing); Eli Lilly Co: Consultant / Advisory Board (Ongoing); Medtronic Diabetes: Consultant / Advisory Board (Ongoing), Pump Training Fees (Ongoing), Speakers' Bureau (Ongoing); Sanofi-Aventis: Speakers' Bureau (Ongoing)

Are advances in insulin delivery technology making precise carbohydrate counting obsolete? This presentation explores the concept of carbohydrate awareness in the context of helping people with diabetes utilize AID and connected insulin pens while reducing the burden of requiring precise carbohydrate counting skills. Expand your thinking to go beyond the "ideal" carbohydrate-counting patient to improve access for many people who can benefit from insulin delivery technology.

Disclosure(s):

Becky Sulik, RDN, CDCES, LD: DiabetesSisters: Consultant / Advisory Board (Ongoing); Eli Lilly Co: Consultant / Advisory Board (Ongoing); Medtronic Diabetes: Consultant / Advisory Board (Ongoing), Pump Training Fees (Ongoing), Speakers' Bureau (Ongoing); Sanofi-Aventis: Speakers' Bureau (Ongoing)